Jeff Kruse is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the Oregon Senate, representing the 1st District since 2005. Previously he was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives

Oregon House of Representatives

The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 57,000. The House meets at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem....

 from 1996 through 2004. He was re-elected in 2008 for another four-year term.

Committees

Kruse sits on the following Senate Committees:

• Education and General Government, Vice Chair
• Health and Human Services, Member
• Public Education Appropriation, Member
• Services to Seniors and People with Disabilities, Vice Chair

Kruse is a member of the following non-legislative Senate Committees:

• Douglas County Planning Advisory Committee
• Farm Home Administration County Committee
• Governor's Mental Health Work Group
• SICA Committee

External links

• Senator Jeff Kruse - official website
• Project Vote Smart - Senator Jeff Kruse (OR) profile
• Follow the Money - campaign contributions